Your Moustache Is Talking!

Whether you want one, have one or wish they’d all disappear, the ‘mo’ is certainly making a comeback!

Sporting a facial hairstyle is a tricky business - grow it right and you’d exude the kind of scruffy manliness that’ll make women go weak in their knees; grow it wrong and you’ll look like a cross between Abhishek Bachchan of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Tusshar Kapoor of The Dirty Picture.

All said and done, moustaches are manly. We at MensXP give you sneak-peek on your road to manhood, because whether it’s scruffy, a goatee or a full-grown, your beard (or lack thereof) is a mirror to your personality.

1) The Five O’ Clock Shadow

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Sporting the scruffy only means that you’re smart and well-groomed. You also think you are too sexy to sport a full-grown beard and are too rugged to go the clean shaven route. Either way, girls dig this fresh-rolled-out-of-a-bed look. However, fresh stubble is sexy; a 3-day-old one indicates that you don’t really care.

How to maintain it - Five O’ clock is the easiest to get, but difficult to maintain. Trim it evenly with a beard trimmer set on the shortest length. Trim it every day at around the same time to maintain consistency.

Get inspired - David Beckham and Mahendra Singh Dhoni

2) The Goatee

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From being used to portray questionable and evil characters to queer to mainstream, goatees have come a long way. So much so that now it has become the ‘GAP’ t-shirt of beards. However, you can sport it for anywhere - office, outdoors, formal, informal and traditional, too. The bad news is that is it so popular and ubiquitous that everybody is sporting it - you, your best friend, your neighbour and your boss. This also means that you're the kind of a man who can get down to business quickly and we ready to party, too. This one’s for the dependent man!

How to maintain it - Shave with pre-shave oil so that you know where and what you’re shaving and it will also prevent irritation from repeated strokes.

Get inspired - Brad Pitt and Aamir Khan

3) The Full Beard

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Either you’re fully committed to the idea of having facial hair, or you’re just plain lazy to shave! Beards are actually a mixed bag. Women don’t particularly love men with beards - they think men with full-grown beards are virile, but also less sexually appealing. Of course, the idea that men sporting beards are either in transition or mourning is also not lost anywhere. The style also renders gravitas, an intellectual appeal to your personality.

How to maintain it -

Keep a defined edge up your cheek. Don’t let it grow all the way to your neck, but don’t shave underneath your chin.

Get inspired - Amitabh Bachchan and George Clooney

4) The Sideburns

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If you wear your facial hair like vintage Elvis Presley, you’re a throwback to the previous generation. It also means that you know your way around tools. Quite frankly, large sideburns bridge the gap between timeless hairstyle and facial growth. It can also mean that you’re an artist who makes art that’s creative, but a bit rebellious - or simply you’re a diehard X-Men fan.

Use a comb and scissors, or adjustable electric clippers to trim the hair forming sideburns. When trimming your sideburns you need to hold the razor vertically and in a position adjacent to your face before moving in a downwards motion from top to bottom.

5) The Clean Shaven

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Yes, once upon a time, clean shaven guy was ruling the runway. Well, not anymore it seems. You are afraid to experiment with the facial hair, because you can’t foresee the future. Maybe because it might grow back all patchy, so you think it’s best to avoid it altogether. But, that also means that you care about your appearance and have probably paid a lot of money to buy that 5-blade razor, so it’s better you make your money worth.

How to maintain it - The essence of successful clean shaven look is its consistence maintenance. So, shave as is and don’t forget to use a good quality shaving gel and a 5-blade razor.